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The division rival Houston Astros and Cincinnati Reds are set to renew hostilities on Monday when they meet at Great American Ball Park. Wandy Rodriguez will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Lefthander Rodriguez is 5-2 this season with a 1.83 ERA. It'll be ace Aaron Harang toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Harang is 4-4 with a 3.19 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros lost to Texas 5-0 as a +11- underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10). Mike Hampton took the loss for Houston after allowing five runs on eight hits in five innings. The Reds defeated Cleveland 4-3 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Alex Gonzalez had three RBI, including driving in the winning run in the 11th inning for Cincinnati, while Johnny Cueto allowed two earned runs on six hits in six innings. Current streak: Houston has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Houston: 18-24 SU Cincinnati: 23-20 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 8-2 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Houston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home Cincinnati is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Next up: Cincinnati home to Houston, Tuesday, May 26